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How to Make Cascarones + Video
Cascarones are brightly colored, confetti filled eggs. Start a new tradition this year and make cascarones, the ultimate DIY Easter and fiesta party favor or decoration.
What are Cascarones
Cascarones are empty egg shells that have been colored, filled with paper confetti, and sealed with a piece of colorful tissue paper. They were named after the Spanish word for shell: “cáscara.” They’re typically used around Easter and fiestas, but are a festive addition to any party.
Coloring eggshells, filling them with confetti, hiding them for our Easter egg hunt, and then breaking them on the head of someone else has always been a part of our Easter tradition.
The day before Easter we had a blast making cascarones (confetti eggs). Every color of the rainbow was beautifully displayed.
Today we continue the tradition with our own children. It’s always so much fun to see each person’s creativity during egg coloring time.
The kids really get into it and every year they get more and more creative.
Make a dozen or more and celebrate Easter by breaking your cascarones over your friends’ or family members’ heads.
What is the symbolic meaning of cascarones?
Legend has it that it’s good luck if you have a cascarón broken over one’s head.
Watch this video to see how simple cascarones are to make. Watch this video to see how to hollow out egg.
Will you be making cascarones this year with your children?
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How to Make Cascarones
Ingredients
- Newspaper, craft paper, or a plastic tablecloth
- Eggs
- Easter egg color kit
- Vinegar, optional for vibrant colored eggs
- Scissors
- Tissue paper, cut into small squares
- Glue
- Paper confetti or hole punched construction paper
Instructions
- Prepare the egg decorating work area by covering your table with newspaper, craft paper, or a plastic tablecloth.
- Be sure to have plenty of napkins handly for little decorators to dry their hands on or to clean up any spills.
- With a spoon, gently tap the top of an egg.
- Remove the bits of shell, peeling away enough to make a small 1/2-inch hole.
- Empty contents of the egg out into a bowl.
- Thoroughly rinse the eggshell and shake out excess water. Let the eggshell air dry upside down in an empty egg carton.
- Dye the eggshells using an egg coloring kit. Add a splash of vinegar to the dye for vibrant color.
- When the eggshells are dry fill with confetti.
- Once filled, apply glue around the outside of the hole and cover with tissue paper.
- Make a dozen or more and celebrate Easter by breaking your cascarones over your friends' or family members' heads.
Video
Notes
Originally published: March 2012.
Photos by Jeanine / Adorable photo of li’l Danica courtesy of my cousin Brenda
33 Comments on “How to Make Cascarones + Video”
I was totally unaware of the cascarones tradition when I visited San Miguel de Allende, Mexico about six years ago. I woke up one morning and wandered down to the town plaza only to discover cascarones in full play. It was so much fun! https://vimeo.com/258734858
We would start collecting the egg shells on Ash Wednesday, that would give us enough egg shells for everyone.
nice one yvette
My family has been coloring, filling and cracking eggs over our heads for 4 generations! I am 56 yrs old and eggs have been cracked over heads for at least that long…longer. Its so funny to break in new non-Latino members of the family. They think we’re crazy. The hunt is supposed to be for little kids, no teenagers or adults..but those teenagers and adults always manage to grab a few eggs for themselves. My daughters fiance is working on his 3rd year of cascarone hunting. He LOVES it! It took me an entire year to save 9 doz eggs. I started last Easter, a yr ago, and finally hit my goal of 10 doz eggs.